Vehicular vision system
First Claim
1. A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:
- a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system, said camera having a field of view exterior of the vehicle;
wherein said camera captures image data within the field of view of said camera;
wherein a first portion of a scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of said camera is not viewable by a driver of the vehicle seated within an interior cabin of the vehicle;
wherein the driver'"'"'s view from within an interior cabin of the vehicle toward the first portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle is obstructed by a non-transparent object;
wherein a second portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of said camera is viewable by the driver seated within the interior cabin of the vehicle;
a video display device disposed in the interior cabin of the vehicle and viewable by the driver of the vehicle seated within the interior cabin of the vehicle;
wherein said video display device comprises a video display screen that is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by said camera;
wherein image data captured by said camera is provided to an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle;
wherein said ECU comprises an image processor, said image processor processing image data captured by said camera;
wherein, responsive at least in part to processing at said ECU of image data captured by said camera, said vehicular vision system determines an augmented reality overlay;
wherein, responsive to processing at said ECU of image data captured by said camera, said video display screen displays video images of the exterior scene;
wherein the displayed video images (i) are derived from image data captured by said camera of the first portion of the exterior scene that is within the field of view of said camera and (ii) are derived from image data captured by said camera of the second portion of the exterior scene that is within the field of view of said camera; and
wherein said video display device displays the augmented reality overlay at the displayed video images.
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Abstract
A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at the vehicle and a video display device disposed in the vehicle. Image data captured by the camera is provided to an ECU of the vehicle. A first portion of a scene that is within the field of view of the camera is not viewable by a driver of the vehicle and a second portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of the camera is viewable by the driver. Responsive at least in part to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, the vehicular vision system determines an augmented reality overlay. Responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, the video display screen displays video images of the exterior scene. The video display device displays the augmented reality overlay at the displayed video images.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system, said camera having a field of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said camera captures image data within the field of view of said camera; wherein a first portion of a scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of said camera is not viewable by a driver of the vehicle seated within an interior cabin of the vehicle; wherein the driver'"'"'s view from within an interior cabin of the vehicle toward the first portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle is obstructed by a non-transparent object; wherein a second portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of said camera is viewable by the driver seated within the interior cabin of the vehicle; a video display device disposed in the interior cabin of the vehicle and viewable by the driver of the vehicle seated within the interior cabin of the vehicle; wherein said video display device comprises a video display screen that is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by said camera; wherein image data captured by said camera is provided to an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle; wherein said ECU comprises an image processor, said image processor processing image data captured by said camera; wherein, responsive at least in part to processing at said ECU of image data captured by said camera, said vehicular vision system determines an augmented reality overlay; wherein, responsive to processing at said ECU of image data captured by said camera, said video display screen displays video images of the exterior scene; wherein the displayed video images (i) are derived from image data captured by said camera of the first portion of the exterior scene that is within the field of view of said camera and (ii) are derived from image data captured by said camera of the second portion of the exterior scene that is within the field of view of said camera; and wherein said video display device displays the augmented reality overlay at the displayed video images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system, said camera having a field of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said camera captures image data within the field of view of said camera; wherein a first portion of a scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of said camera is not viewable by a driver of the vehicle seated within an interior cabin of the vehicle; wherein the driver'"'"'s view from within an interior cabin of the vehicle toward the first portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle is obstructed by a non-transparent object; wherein a second portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of said camera is viewable by the driver seated within the interior cabin of the vehicle; a video display device disposed in the interior cabin of the vehicle and viewable by the driver of the vehicle seated within the interior cabin of the vehicle; wherein said video display device comprises a video display screen that is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by said camera; wherein image data captured by said camera is provided to an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle; wherein said ECU comprises an image processor, said image processor processing image data captured by said camera; wherein, responsive at least in part to processing at said ECU of image data captured by said camera, said vehicular vision system determines an augmented reality overlay; wherein, responsive to processing at said ECU of image data captured by said camera, said video display screen displays video images of the exterior scene; wherein the displayed video images (i) are derived from image data captured by said camera of the first portion of the exterior scene that is within the field of view of said camera and (ii) are derived from image data captured by said camera of the second portion of the exterior scene that is within the field of view of said camera; wherein said video display device displays the augmented reality overlay at the displayed video images; wherein the displayed augmented reality overlay is displayed at least in part responsive to a determined gaze direction of the driver of the vehicle; and wherein the displayed video images and the displayed augmented reality overlay are displayed responsive at least in part to a driving condition of the vehicle, and wherein the driving condition comprises a forward driving condition of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system, wherein each camera of said plurality of cameras has a respective field of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein each camera of said plurality of cameras captures image data within the field of view of the respective camera; wherein a first portion of a scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of at least one camera of said plurality of cameras is not viewable by a driver of the vehicle seated within an interior cabin of the vehicle; wherein the driver'"'"'s view from within an interior cabin of the vehicle toward the first portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle is obstructed by a non-transparent object; wherein a second portion of the scene exterior of the vehicle that is within the field of view of said at least one camera is viewable by the driver seated within the interior cabin of the vehicle; a video display device disposed in the interior cabin of the vehicle and viewable by the driver of the vehicle seated within the interior cabin of the vehicle; wherein said video display device comprises a video display screen that is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by said at least one camera; wherein image data captured by said at least one camera is provided to an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle; wherein said ECU comprises an image processor, said image processor processing image data captured by said at least one camera; wherein, responsive at least in part to processing at said ECU of image data captured by said at least one camera, said vehicular vision system determines an augmented reality overlay; wherein, responsive to processing at said ECU of image data captured by said at least one camera, said video display screen displays video images of the exterior scene; wherein the displayed video images (i) are derived from image data captured by said at least one camera of the first portion of the exterior scene that is within the field of view of said at least one camera and (ii) are derived from image data captured by said at least one camera of the second portion of the exterior scene that is within the field of view of said at least one camera; wherein said video display device displays the augmented reality overlay at the displayed video images; and wherein the displayed video images and the displayed augmented reality overlay are displayed dependent on a determined gaze direction of the driver of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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